Best OBS Settings For Streaming | The Ultimate Guide | 2023 Edition

In this video we go over the best settings for streaming in OBS Studio. This tutorial was created using the updated and newest version of OBS. This includes audio settings, video settings, encoder settings, keybinds, sources, and much more. This is the ultimate guide to full HD streaming in OBS.
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[@luckaast]

dont know how many times you tested things out to have a setting like this and for us to just copy and paste, really save up a lot of time, thank you so much!

[@GreenthumbBoulevard]

man, all i can say is thank you thank you thank you. As someone who is a new streamer and yet to have their first stream, all this stuff if gibberish to me. So thank you so much for explaining what each function does and getting us the best settings! keep up the good work

[@OnlyTiBette91]

This was extremely helpful! i am a beginner and this was simple and easy to follow. I appreciate that you explained how the settings change the stream, which allows people to make their own changes according to what they would like.

[@rtasvadum1810]

Dude I've been looking everywhere for a guide like this. Thank you so much.

[@Sind3lla_]

This was such a great rundown of a video with great explanations and options for customization! Thank you so much!

[@Officer_Money]

Appreciate the help my man, been tryna find the best stream settings so I appreciate you

[@LiamIsntLame]

Ive been using obs and streaming for like 6 years now and im still learning new stuff... thank you for the 8k bitrate tip! :)

[@derpyourhooves6168]

Thank you I just built a new PC and went back to do a few livestreams and my video quality on playback was like 360p. Just had to set the video settings again for streaming. Thanks for the help, you rock.

[@heatcreep7016]

This is a great resource and automatically improved the quality of my stream. My only ask for this video would be to PLEASE add some markers/video sections so people can skip around. Thanks so much!

[@josiahiel629]

i have referenced this video twice myself and a few times to my friends who just swapped to obs. great video!!

[@myoungf1]

Thank you so much for the wonderful information. Was really helpful on setting up my OBS.

[@ChazEevee]

Really appreciate this rundown, thanks!!

[@markorealmonte]

terrific guide, thanks so much!

[@JOMBIEZUMPS]

wow, i have to say thanx and i cant express enough that you really did a good job explaining things. i really appreciate it. thx again

[@rdnao86_]

you fixed my issue with the pixelated streams..youre the GOAT

[@butter1z]

I was having just a little stutter while streaming cs2. after your video, not I get 500 ms ping thanks to you. Keep up the good work!

[@VichyGlitterGun]

I just wanna say thank you for taking the time to do this video, when I used to stream I did it through PS4 system but now I have upgraded to PC and I was so scared of getting into OBS but you have made me feel less worried and more motivated to think that I can actually do this! Thank you !

[@MalikChildish]

Your recording settings vid helped so much, figured I would watch this as well. Trying out soon!

[@Rescultir]

I checked that ignore streaming recommendation box and now the streams look way better. Thank you

[@relationshipthinkers]

Thanks for the info man! Helped a lot.

[@TEAM_ZOTD]

Thanks the setting you recommend work great.

[@_JesusIsLord_]

Thank you. Short, helpful and to the point.

[@nishwatalibcreatlogoandvideo]

I used first-time OBS software. These settings helped me so much. Thankyou

[@nexaint_]

Thank you it helped understand more in depth settings and do waht is necessary to stream properly.

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

Tyvm for the vid. I was recently forced to update OBS as mine was a bit dated and the new settings aren't explained at all, lol. Got everything dialed in and tested works like a charm.

[@AlwaysTrickster]

Thank you, this helped a lot

[@backdrww2]

Great video. Thank you, you made that very easy.

[@pianistsuni]

such a great tutorials!! it helped a lot

[@MelanieOlive]

Thank you. Will check it out

[@amineborawii1186]

that was helped me so much ty man

[@Str8reapin]

great videos man ! you got a good vibe lol chill dude have a good day brother !

[@JoshuaVargo]

Good video man. Learned a lot.

[@dimitryekzarkhov3099]

Thank you (again) for the video! Awesome.

[@TheGameCentre-yn7er]

Thanks needed this, Its been a while since I last streamed.

[@yesssirr987]

Nice vid bro, thanks!

[@bdictstevens3519]

Thanks for the video! Got my sub

[@theoneandonlyfatman4671]

Thank you so much this has been a game changer. Wot a legend !!!!

[@Mr_JFiZZ]

thanks for explaining on what each setting was used for

[@Frankensteen]

Thanks. I am going to try this.

[@Shir_lley]

amazing video thankyou so much!

[@infinityfabrik]

I appreciate you. Thank you.

[@harbs_cantina]

Great video - thanks for this.

[@Myrmidonas]

Thank you very much!

[@Tonskii]

I'm going back to streaming on FB and thanks a lot for your tips my man!

[@traviscrooks7038]

i love your videos man short simple and sweet i used your old videos and always had great results! thanks!

[@captcha1337]

thanks for the trick with bitrate! nicely done video!

[@Apologized9]

Thx for the setup, my brother, new subscriber

[@millysadventure6087]

you are the best!! thank you :)

[@ogmkb122]

thankyou my men!

[@unhearted55]

Great video! Subbed!! Thanks for the video

[@BranLP84]

Ran across both this video and your Record Settings video. When I tell you that your options made a WORLD of difference.🤯 That 8K Bitrate recommendation is AMAZING… I’m broadcasting from a decent laptop (which connects to my XBOX) with specs far less than yours and my recording and streaming STILL look amazing now. Thank you SO much for this great set of videos, man.💯

[@tereasacheri4625]

Thanks for this comment! I’m also streaming from laptop/Xbox but was hesitant to try these settings!

[@BranLP84]

You’re very welcome.😊 I’m still having no issues with these Settings. Are they working out for you? Also, what’s your broadcasting platform / name? I’ll come check you out. I go by BranLP84 on Twitch.

[@juppez704]

Great video! my journey is starting:D

[@aim8.]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@Fireblade_GTFO]

great help thank you so much

[@UnarmordBrig]

This actually worked perfectly for me. Im not even affiliated. Thank you. Point of Ref for anyone else i have an i7 8700k, 64gb ram, 1tb m.2 ssd and RTX 2070

[@MKUltraMoney]

Thank you!

[@domadima6975]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! my settings were way off... i just dont understand how tech works but i do have pretty decent stuff. some setting were totally diffrent and now it looks waaay better!!^^ CHEERS

[@ROULETTE-REALITY]

Great video ty

[@Flamin64]

Thanks for these tips, I just started streaming and I realized I was using an outdated version of OBS

[@corneliousplayz]

great video Ver y Clear Explanations

[@NoelYT]

bless on video, my stream look way better than before c: ty so much

[@matrix738]

THANK YOU BRO

[@sandrastern5639]

Thank you.

[@Azora1027]

the audio encodoer was definitely what i needed

[@FaxiDerp]

Thank you buddy!

[@cheesebagss]

this helped so much

[@Hamzamkf]

thanks a lot!

[@Dlaxzor42069]

Thanks!

[@EST0913]

Thank you

[@ikerfater]

im new to obs. thanks bro

[@pyytrsn]

helpfull thx man!

[@MoVEVO1]

THANKS!!!!

[@nunya711]

preciate you!

[@TheButcherPlay81]

thanks sir

[@qscott4650]

thank you

[@CurrieNoCurry]

WWW tutorial thanks bro subbed and like 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@priestf1964]

Preem video Choomba. liked and Subd

[@Swang2k_]

Hey man thank you for the video. I was wondering if you'd be able to tell me how you got your twitch pop-up chat in your obs? Looks super useful

[@damiensadventure]

Dammit you would release this 10 minutes before I went live.... lol I'll watch this tonight FOR CERTAIN!

[@Bongzhd]

Bro I can't thank you enough for this, I just started streaming a month ago and my CPU usage is at 100% my game is running at 144fps but the stream output is lagging, after applying these setting my CPU usage went down and the stream output looked way better.

[@agedarmyofgod5249]

Holy shit thank god ur cpu didn't get fried that's dangerous.

[@Marclans]

@@agedarmyofgod5249 uhh. CPU's are built to be able to run at 100% if need be. If you don't limit FPS and the CPU is a bottle neck it will always be at 100%. It's not going to fry the CPU, maybe just lower the performance and general life of it faster.

[@vladimirruzicka90]

Very nice vid mate, whats the music behind? Thx

[@fidelgamingfg]

*Awesome work. The OBS systems are hacked, I swear. There’s always some small tiny annoying bug that comes up and crawling around, that’s ruining the whole stream.*

[@fidelgamingfg]

*After I said that, worst things started happening ha ha ha. Thats not a coincidence.*

[@justinlloyd6475]

@@fidelgamingfgit’s never a coincidence 😂😂😂 how you been finding it recently?

[@fidelgamingfg]

@@justinlloyd6475 Finding what?

[@hauntedtofu]

commenting for the algo & thanks for the help

[@BlazeNarutoShippuden]

I'm going to use this to test my obs settings. Been having unstable issues as it going in the red when I have a 5900x and a 3070 single build pc.

[@KingGoldTV]

love your videos bro

[@hammerdance]

Thank you!

[@KingGoldTV]

@@hammerdance no problem Brodie !

[@linnpersson5598]

Thank you for this guide! I just have one question, are these settings the best for a bad computer as well?

[@Toa_Malosi]

Can you show us the settings for both ons and vertical plug-in as well?

[@MrDutch1e]

Should you change quality from p7 to say p5 or p6 if you're downscaling from 1440p to 1080p or will it not make a difference in the load on the machine?

[@justgosee]

Thanks! Chapters would be awesome, however. :)

[@SS-vr8mn]

THIS WHOLE TIME WHAT CAUSED ALL THE FPS DROPS WAS BECAUSE MY PROCESS PRIORITY WAS HIGH!?!?!?!?! oh my god!!!! not a single video explained that part thank you so much!! I just changed it to normal

[@papaioannoug]

Could we also have a video covering settings for the NVIDIA Control Panel when using a streaming PC

[@NickleNinja2]

eposvox did a really extensive video comparing P7 to P6.. its a VERY minimal difference in quality but HUGE performance hits .. he recommended P6

[@nezu_cc]

there is a reason why many encoders call this x.264 preset "placebo". This preset is more of a tech demo than something you should really use.

[@jinro9930]

Bro the video was good but IDK why I don't have the preset tab, the multipass or the GPU tab, do you know what should I do? thx for the video btw was super good and well explained! new sub!

[@Colyers]

What's your take on scaled output 1664x936 versus 1080?

[@davidponder1654]

I dont use 2 pcs but i do play on my console and have a streaming pc. Already had a console and a slightly lower end pc, figured thatd let me stream 1080 60 since my pc is just streaming and i have good internet

[@dopelilfucker3471]

It's work! Thx u so much

[@Mau5ex]

Thank youuuu!!! Any tips for Twitch chat delay? My viewers send a message but it pops up about 5-8 seconds later

[@sealslayer]

When using the down scaling in the video tab does that also downscale your recordings if you arent streaming?

[@AlbanianTank]

what settings should I do for 1440p streaming on a dual pc setup?

[@harbs_cantina]

Little extra tip: if - like me - you play on a HDR monitor try turning off HDR in game (if possible) if your output colours on a recording or in stream look muted and dull. I did this in Call of Duty and it really helped.

[@harbs_cantina]

Thanks for this :)

[@harbs_cantina]

I did try your method but every time I tried starting the stream it refused to do it. Something about the codec.